Ali Bouali

Ali B, Dutch rapper

Ali B spent his first years in Zaanstad but moved to Amsterdam at the age of two. After hearing Osdorp Posse’s song Moordenaar he became interested in hiphop and started to rap. At 14, Ali moved with his mother to Almere, where he tried to start a serious musical career. In Almere, Ali B. gave his first performances and won the Poetry Slam in 2000/2001. He calls himself “Ali B” to reflect the way in which criminals are named in the Dutch media.

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